Corner filter - sponge media

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delmore

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I would like to use a filter for a fry tank with floating plants, duck week and java moss.

Would this work?
-A corner filter using standard air pump with Aqua-clear type sponge with a hole cut for the tubing, instead of using filter floss.

I have one of those sponge filters, but when it is removed for cleaning, all of the $%^$ goes back in the water, so I don't see the benefit aside from providing a home for nitrifying bacteria and keeping the surface agitated.
 
I use corner (box) filters for my breeder tanks...that's the great thing about them...they are low tech and you can put anything in them...good luck!
 
I have went round and round trying to find the most economical, highest performing, lowest maintenance canister filter for my money. I almost bought a Hot Magnum but no filter seemed worth the dough. So I made my own. Shown below:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2130240017&idx=1

All you need is a decent inline pump or submersible; however it best suits your system. When the sediment filter becomes expired, cut away the filter material and you will be left with a plastic core. Simply wrap polyfill sheet or felt around the core and SHAZAM…..a DIY filter element. I like to use kite string to bind the material to the core.

I guarantee this filter will out perform any other prefab filter in cost, performance, and reliability.
 
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